Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Mario Victor Leonen has accepted the chairmanship of the 2021 Bar examinations, a task that is expected to further slow down the disposition of the 981 cases long pending in his sala.

According to The Manila Times sources in the high court, Leonen should have thought twice before accepting the chairmanship, given the case backlog and the impeachment complaint he is facing at the House of Representatives.

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